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Where does “fleury” come from?

Fleury derives from the Latin name Florius, which comes from Latin flos meaning "flower," ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root bʰleh₃- and bʰel- meaning "to bloom or flourish."

Ancestry of “fleury”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchFleury—
Every word from French Fleury →